Tonight on Monday Night Raw: Team WWE continues to break apart as it heads into the big 7-on-7 match with The Nexus at SummerSlam. The team loses two members and possibly one more, as Edge quits the team and John Cena and Chris Jericho have a match where the loser is off. To add to matters, The Nexus courts The Great Khali. Should be a good one!

And we are TAPED! from San Antonio, Texas. Michael Cole and 2007 WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler are our hosts. This show is presented in WWEHD (TV-PG, V)

Edge is out to the ring to start the show. He says last week made things perfectly clear that he needs to start listening to only one person -- himself. He says tonight, he wants Wade Barrett one-on-one tonight with no one else getting involved. This brings out R-Truth. He says it's bigger than Wade Barrett. He says Edge won't listen to John Cena, but he will listen to him. Truth says they have to fight together for the WWE Universe. If they don't, Nexus wins. He says Edge needs to stop thinking for himself and pull his head out of his rear-end. Edge tells Truth he better get out of the ring before he spears him out. Then the GM's sound hits.

Edge off to a hot start. Barrett takes a hard spear in the corner, but gains control by sending Edge off the apron with a big boot.

Barrett slams Edge into the apron and rolls him back into the ring. Barrett with a headlock. Back to the feet and Edge hits a clothesline. Both men up now. Flying forearm and a clothesline for Edge. Edge-O-Matic hits for two. Edge goes to the top but Barrett pulls him down looking for the forward fireman's carry slam but Edge escapes and drops Barrett. Edge lines him up for the spear but Barrett rolls out of the ring.

Barrett climbs to the steps and then calls out the rest of Nexus. Edge sees this and hightails it through the crowd.

And the segment just ends. No countout. No DQ. They just go to...

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Edge is running through backstage looking for John Cena. He finds him and yells at him for not being there for him during his match. Cena rightfully points out that Edge said he didn't want any help. Edge then quits the team. Chris Jericho comes up behind Cena and tells him that if anybody on the team needs to quit, it's Cena. Jericho says if the team has any chance of winning at SummerSlam, it's with Cena gone. Jericho tells Cena to quit, and if he doesn't do it on his own, he's going to make him do it. He says they should have a match tonight where the loser leaves the team.

The Great Khali and John Morrison are chatting. Morrison says they all need to work together. Morrison walks away and he is approached by Michael Tarver and David Otunga. Tarver says they didn't attack him last week because they don't attack people they respect. Otunga says Cena doesn't respect Khali. Tarver says if Khali ever wants to go somewhere he's appreciated and respected, the door's always open.

Kim plants Fox and brings in Natalya. Clothesline and suplex. She hits a suplex and then it all breaks down. Kim with a flying crossbody to the outside on Tamina. Kim gets sent flying into the post by Kim. In the ring, Natalya goes for the Sharpshooter on Fox, but Tamina breaks it up. They brawl and Fox hits Natalya with the axe kick.

Winners via pinfall: Alicia Fox, Jillian Hall & Tamina

Fox grabs the mic and says we are witnessing the greatest Divas Championship run in history. She says she's beaten all of them and there isn't a Diva on the roster to compete with her. Well, there's one she missed, as Melina makes her return to the roster. Fox tries to bail, but gets thrown back in by Jillian. Melina quickly takes care of Fox.

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Match #3 - Sheamus (Dublin, Ireland) vs. Goldust (Hollywood, Calif.)

They actually show video of all the battles these two had in ECW.

Sheamus rolling early. Double-sledge to the head drops the former Intercontinental Champion. Irish Curse backbreaker for Sheamus. Things aren't looking good for Goldust here. Sheamus lets him stand and hits the Brogue Kick. He doesn't pin him, though. He picks him up and hits the High Cross and that's it. Total squash.

Winner via pinfall: Sheamus

Sheamus has the mic and says this time last year, he was in a war with Goldust in ECW trying to make a name for himself. Now, a year later, it's sheer and utter dominance. He says he got here all by himself. He says Triple H, a man Randy Orton couldn't beat, he ended his career. Just like he's going to do to Orton at SummerSlam.

Jericho ducks a crossbody and Cena goes flying under the bottom rope and onto the floor. Jericho puts the boots to him and goes back into the ring and Cena barely makes it back on time. Cena tries to get going but Jericho ducks him. He locks in a headlock. Cena out and Jericho misses a shoulderblock and Cena gets going. Cena with two shoulder tackles and he goes for the You Can't See Me but Jericho catches him off the rope with the Codebreaker. Cena falls to the floor. Jericho shoves his lifeless body back into the ring and covers but only gets two.

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We're back and Cena goes for the STF but Jericho pushes away. Cena then does the same to a Walls of Jericho attempt. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment but Jericho holds the ropes. Cena charges Jericho, but he low-bridges him and sends him flying to the outside. Cena tries to get back into the ring but Jericho hits a springboard dropkick that sends Cena crashing to the floor again. Jericho slams Cena into the announce table and back into the ring. Jericho hits a flying reverse elbow for two.

Cena fires up with punches. Cena goes for the bulldog but Jericho counters and hits the Lionsault for two. Jericho hits a running clothesline in the corner and puts Cena onto the top turnbuckle. He tries a superplex but Cena overpowers him. Headbutts and a punch send Jericho flying. Cena hits the guillotine legdrop for two.

Cena lifts Jericho for the Attitude Adjustment but Jericho rolls out and locks in the Walls in the middle of the ring. Cena, though, reverses and locks in the STF and Jericho taps before the hold is even fully applied.

Winner via submission: John Cena

Jericho throws one of the steel steps. Cena has the mic and asks Jericho for one minute. He says they just had one hell of a match. He says he doesn't want Jericho to leave the team. He says Jericho can go toe-to-toe with anybody in the ring. He says he isn't going to beg him and that the choice is Jericho's. Jericho walks back toward the ring a few steps before walking to the top of the ramp. He stops for a second then continues to the back.

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Edge is backstage and Jericho walks in. Edge says he doesn't blame Jericho and that neither of them need that. Edge says he respects Jericho for that. Jericho says he respects that Edge quit the team. Edge suggests that he and Jericho let bygones be bygones. Jericho extends his hand for a handshake and Edge accepts. They embrace and the GM's ding goes off.

The GM says next week, Edge and Jericho will team together to face John Cena and Bret Hart. In addition, all seven Nexus members will be lumberjacks.

Josh Mathews is backstage with Randy Orton. He says tonight, he takes care of The Miz and in two weeks, Sheamus gets his turn.

DiBiase eats a chop to the chest. Khali goes for the big chop but DiBiase ducks. Instead, Khali picks him up by the throat and puts him on the top turnbuckle. But Maryse provides a distraction and DiBiase so DiBiase eye-rakes him. DiBiase goes to work when Wade Barrett and Skip Sheffield walk down. The distraction allows Khali to hit the big chop and lock in the vice grip.

Winner via referee stoppage: The Great Khali

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Match #6 - The Miz (Cleveland, Ohio) vs. Randy Orton (St. Louis, MO)

Orton misses a kneedrop and Miz hits a high knee. He chokes him with the boot in the corner. He charges Orton and eats a boot. Orton slingshots Miz into the bottom rope and hits the kneedrop. He sends Miz over the top rope with a clothesline as Sheamus comes out on the ramp to watch.

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We're back and Orton's in control with a Level-5 Randy Orton Chinlock. Miz, though, busts his way out and hits a big boot to the face. Orton sitting down and Miz with another boot to the face. He locks in a chinlock of his own. Orton elbows his way out and hits the backbreaker. Miz, though, takes control back quickly and hits the running corner clothesline. Miz puts the boots to Orton. The referee admonishes Miz for not breaking and Orton hits an uppercut when Miz comes back. Orton rolling now. He hits the scoop slam and goes for the draping DDT, but Miz slides out and backdrops Orton to the floor.

Miz rolls Orton back into the ring and hits a double backbreaker for two. Miz goes for a clothesline but Orton ducks him and hits an RKO on the rebound.

Winner via pinfall: Randy Orton

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